In the land of Faden, curses bind everything. These binds have never been untangled, and only fools think they're free. Curses are fate, unavoidable, unchangeable. And, everyone shares the same curse-- the curse of life, the fate of death.
The Curse of the Maiden was the beginning of it all. It's an ancient curse that binds women to men, in exchange of the gift of magic. If women aren't bound to men by eighteen years old, fate will soon turn them into valuable statues. Marauders seek out these statues to steal, destroy, and then sell as various goods.
Ever since his sister's death, Leander Veille, has become plagued with a curse of his own. This curse and his wicked father have him isolated in the palace, with only his caretaker, Marigold, to talk too. Leander's pacific lifestyle gets turned on its head when Marigold suddenly runs off to save her family from marauders. Leander makes a choice to leave his life behind, despite the wrath of his father, and save Marigold and her family.
Farren was told to never go beyond the borders that separated her town from the woodland. Hearing stories of people who cross the border and never come back. But one day something makes her cross the border, and she finds a world she thought only exists in storybooks.
The Scarlet Crown kingdom is to be split among the princes. Three of them will lead powerful packs, and one will rule over the entire kingdom, after all there can only be one king.
He's a monster, but she made him feel human.
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"You look really nice tonight" he compliments in a soft voice, bringing me back to earth, my eyes widen in shock "Are you saying this because of your wolf or because there are people nearby?" still dancing, I ask him quietly.
"No, I'm doing it because I want to," he says, removing his head from my neck to look at me, his beautiful emerald eyes shining with wonder. Something I've never seen before.
"Well, you don't look half bad yourself,"